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February saw the downward trend in the coffee market over the last few months continue, the International Coffee Organization (ICO) reported in its monthly Coffee Market Report .
The ICO composite daily price dropped to a low of just under $1.30, more...

THOMASVILLE, Ga. – March 2, 2014 – Mrs. Freshley’s®, an award-winning brand of snack cakes and pastries from Flowers Foods, is pleased to announce the expansion of its partnership with Cinnabon®, the global multi-channel leader in cinnamon...

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Spring is right around the corner and many people are looking for ways to kick-start their diet and get into shape for the summer months ahead. Swapping full sugar for low calorie sweeteners is a great way to...

In a 47 to 0 vote, the Washington State Senate passed a bill to ban the sale of marijuana in vending machines and at drive-through windows. KGW reports that the senators voted to add the restriction to the state’s legalized trade in recreational...

Effective February 21, 2015, Coin Acceptors Canada will provide a fully certified Interac Flash®, Visa PayWave® and MasterCard PayPass® solution. This solution is all about offering choices to our customers based upon our iris™ platform. The iris...

Fairfax, VA: Rob Sincavich, president of Team Sledd, Wheeling, WV, and the 2015 chairman of the American Wholesale Marketers Association (AWMA), announced last week at the 2015 AWMA Marketplace & Solutions Expo in Las Vegas, that the AWMA Board of...

Moderate coffee consumption is good for the heart, according to research recently published in the journal Heart . A LA Times article explains the study citing that men and women who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day are likely to have...

LOS ANGELES , March 2, 2015-- AVT, Inc., a leading manufacturer of automated retailing systems and custom vending machines, announced today that they have partnered with PayRange , to allow customers to pay for products using their smart phone at...

March 2, 2015-Des Moines, IA – U-Select-It, the industry’s foremost manufacturer of full-line vending solutions, today announced that its new Greenlite Solution will be offered on its new vending platforms. This turnkey package not only provides...

The Iowa Senate has approved a bill that would raise the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $8.75 per hour in a two-step process. Senate File 269 was approved 27 to 22 and will move to the House, where the bill’s “prospects appear...

HERSHEY, Pa.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY), a global leader in confection, announced the appointment of Patricia A. Little as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 16.
In her role at Hershey...

(CHICAGO) February 26, 2015 – The Georgia Automatic Merchandising Council (GAMC) hosted a successful first annual GAMC Legislative Day on February 10, 2015 at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. The GAMC members interfaced with the state’s...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 67 th Annual...

DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mondelez International, Inc. today announced that, as part of its ongoing efforts to further focus its portfolio on snacking products, it has reached an agreement to sell its 50 percent interest in Ajinomoto...

Berg Insight, a dedicated M2M/IoT market research firm based in Sweden, has found that the global installed base of connected vending machines grew by 18.4 percent to 1.16 million units in 2014. Around 0.56 million of these machines have been installed in...

Mondelez International and Lavazza reportedly announced that Lavazza has been given exclusive rights to consider purchasing the European Carte Noire coffee brand, according to Reuters.
Early talks had shown that Lavazza made a binding offer to...

The Federal Communications Commission approved new net neutrality rules in a 3 to 2 vote on Thursday. Following are the key provisions and rules of the FCC’s Open Internet Order:
New Rules to Protect an Open Internet
While the FCC’s 2010 Open...

(CHICAGO) February 25, 2015 — Today NAMA shared an update with members regarding the FDA’s Vending Machine Calorie Disclosure Rules. The FDA plans to issue a compliance guide on this final ruling within the next month and NAMA recommends members delay...

Stream VMS, a vending machine management software system tracking program, was founded and developed with the mission of revolutionizing and streamlining the way vending machine operators track their profits, drivers and inventory. Stream VMS started as...

CHIPPENHAM, Wiltshire, U.K. – February 25, 2015 – Crane Merchandising Systems has been named Supplier of the Year for 2014 by NIVO, the National Independent Vending Operators buying group. The award recognizes the durability of Crane’s equipment...